CBRS represented Canada in joining representatives from more than 150 organizations from around the world at the Science Summit at the 78th UN General Assembly to strengthen international collaboration on brain health and research policy.
The day concluded with the launch of a Call to Action to the United Nations and Member States, urging governments to put brain health on the global agenda. Together, participants called on the UN and Member States to:
• Recognize brain health as an urgent priority
• Recognize pronounced disparities in brain health research, care, and infrastructure across regions and foster the establishment of national brain plans at Member State level.
• Encourage inclusive, equitable and supportive frameworks for research collaboration at the international level and foster participation and inclusion from all regions in project leadership, access to data and funding, infrastructure, and capacity building.
• Place health and science at the forefront of the Summit of the Future in 2024 and post-Sustainable Development Goals strategies.
CBRS’s participation reinforced Canada’s engagement in shaping these international efforts. Executive Director Dr. Jennie Z. Young was invited by the European Brain Council to serve as the Canadian representative, building on CBRS’s earlier involvement in the Global Partnerships in Brain Research series and underscoring Canada’s growing voice in advancing brain health on the world stage.
Read the Call to Action on Putting Brain Health on the Global Agenda.
